If someone owns the PC version of Skullgirls 2nd Encore and the DLC on Steam, they now have early access to Marie. Hidden Variable Studios launched the Skullgirl ahead of her 2024 debut.
If someone wants to start using Marie, it is fairly easy. They need a copy of the game and either the $9.99 Marie DLC or the $34.99 Season 1 Pass. You then need to select the latest beta when launching the game. This can be done in-game in options or before you even launch it by choosing “Skullgirls Beta” from the launcher. Note that since she’s still early on, it doesn’t have everything yet.
As for what to expect from Marie at this point, she isn’t fully balanced or complete yet. This means her moves and the damage they do might not be completely set yet. Her story, stage, and full alternate color selections won’t be around until she launches in Q1 2024. 2024 also is when she and the other Season Pass 1 DLC characters will get voice acting in their story mode tales. However, Hidden Variable did share the following completed alternate colors.
Here’s the latest trailer showing off the Steam early access version of Marie in the PC version of Skullgirls 2nd Encore.
It took about two months from Marie to go from her alpha state to early access.
As a reminder, the Skullgirls 2nd Encore Season 1 Pass gives people this new character, as well as Annie of the Stars, Black Dahlia, and Umbrella. People can also find all of these characters in the mobile version of the game. It is unknown if we could see more characters and who they might be. However, people who appeared in the “Keep Skullgirls Growing” Indiegogo campaign could end up being ones we eventually get to see in the game if more DLC appears.
Skullgirls 2nd Encore is available on the PS4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, and Windows PC via Steam. The Marie early access build is available on PC via Steam now ahead of her Q1 2024 launch. Skullgirls Mobile is also available on Android and Apple iOS devices.
